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Showroom 3d printed sequential shifter

Discussion in 'DIY peripherals' started by insanegr, May 11, 2016.

  1. insanegr

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    this is my 3d printed sequential shifter.
    works really nice for a prototype.
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    crammy Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Very Smart. Are the printed materials pretty strong. I just expect it to be be brittle. I might have to treat myself to one of these printers one day though if they are as good as they look.
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    Dude that looks sweeet....Whats the feeling like ? What other shifter's have you had in the past to compare to ?
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    Pending the material and layout (infill setup) Yes 3d printed parts can be Very strong.
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    RacingMat Well-Known Member Gold Contributor

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    Congrats! your printer seems to be a good one!

    Can you please estimate the pieces cost? :)
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    thanks guys :cheers

    i have printed it with PLA and with 15% infill 0.3mm layer hight and it seems to be strong so far.

    haven't had any other shifter nor i have played with another. just tried to copy some feeling from arcade shifters my kid has fun with

    roughly the cost is about 15-20€ with the limit switches but without any other electronics. i am using a old game-pad i had laying around.
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    thanks!

    PS: that's good to have a mechanical stop (black rubber rods) to prevent bumping and breaking the micro-switches
    well done! ;)
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    have done it already .
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    Nice job on the Shifter @insanegr ,,,looks really cool mate.
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    well done with that and thanks for the info. How times have changed
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    Simple structure, beautiful!!
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    @insanegr : yes, I was just describing what you'd done to give some hints to fellow members who may not notice the "black rubber rods" at the bottom
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    @RacingMat sorry mate i paraphrased your post:oops:. english isn't my native language:rolleyes:.
    i had the long spacers printed and when the screw was hitting it was a bit annoying so i put them inside a water hose.
    spacers are mechanical stops too
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    Good job!!
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    Would you be willing to share the print files?
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    after using it for a time and to be a better shifter some parts need to be tweaked a bit, not that it isn't working but i don't want to share something that can fail after some use.when i have time i will redo it and probably share them here.
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